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to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
- a canoe floating down the river
- particles of dust floating in the air
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to move about from place to place aimlessly
- lost touch with a childhood friend who spent much of his adult life floating from place to place
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float
nounSynonyms of float (Entry 2 of 2)
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
- the crew put the cargo on the float before heading back down the river
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“Float.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/float. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.
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